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  • Pedestrian thrown 40ft through air in Chippenham accident

    A pedestrian wqas airlifted to hospital this evening suffering head and serious leg injuries when he was thrown 40ft through the air after in collision with a car in Chippenham. The man, in his late 20s, was hurt on the B4069 Maud Heaths Causeway

  • SWIMMING: Chippenham in fourth

    CHIPPENHAM swimming club finished fourth at round three of the Wiltshire Winter League on Saturady. Held over 39 relay races, Chippenham’s best result came from the 12 and under squad of Owen Wilson, Matthew Hare, George Claverly, James Tucker and Sam

  • YOU BET: Bookies toast opening-day Cheltenham spoils

    DAY one of the Cheltenham Festival proved to be a triumph for the bookmakers with the first five favourites beaten, jockey Ruby Walsh coming to the rescue of backers by winning the last race on the 6/4 favourite Quevega for Irish trainer Willie Mullins

  • Search teams out for missing Chippenham man

    Police and Wiltshire Search and Rescue teams carried out a detailed search for clues to the whereabouts of Chippenham gym instructor Donavan Van Lill last night. More than 40 volunteers from the search and rescue team (WILSAR) spent hours combing

  • SPEEDWAY: Stars come to Blunsdon

    A HOST of world-class riders will compete in tomorrow's Bob Kilby Memorial meeting at Swindon's Abbey Stadium. The mouthwatering line-up will see 2009 world champion Jason Crump compete against three-times world champion Nicki Pedersen, Russian hotshot